Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Fig (Ficus sp. L.) is classified under the genus Ficus which belongs to Eusyce section in family Moraceae. Wild Ficus is native in Malaysia and can be found widely in the forest and along the roadside while cultivated Ficus varieties are grown in soil that had

Subject(s): Extraction (Chemistry) | Plant extracts | Salak | Essences and essential oils | Fruit extracts | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry -- IIUM Summary: Salacca zalacca (Gaertn.) Voss is a species of palm tree native to Southwest Java and North Sumatra in Indonesia. It is one of the exotic fruits in Malays

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: The industrial progression marks a massive transition in manufacturing and agricultural fields. Such revolution encounters accumulation of xenobiotic compounds due to the widespread use of herbicides and pesticides hence contributing to the environmental polluti

Subject(s): Coconut oil -- Therapeutic use | Antifungal agents | Candida albicans | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Virgin coconut oil (VCO) has been used in treating infections for ages. VCO can be used in preventing and protecting human body from microbial and fungal infections which can cause disease s

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Pharmacy Practice -- IIUM Summary: According to a global statistic on gelatine production, 46% represented by porcine-derived gelatine, while the other 29% and 23% are represented by bovine hide and bone, respectively. Both porcine and bovine have issues related to halal status. Furthermore,

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Orthopaedics,Traumatology & Rehabilitation -- IIUM Summary: The incidence of hip fractures in Malaysia was 218 per 100,000 for females and 88 per 100,000 for men and they are associated with mortality rate up to 33 % at 1 year as shown by international studies. There are no local studies

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Despite the tremendous advancement in medical field, oral infections are still considered as one of the major public health problems suffered by human population causing a burden to health care system worldwide. Apart from using synthetic antibiotics, antimicrob

Subject(s): Hypothyroidism | Hypothyroidism -- Complications | Thyroxine | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Internal Medicine -- IIUM Summary: INTRODUCTION: Hypothyroidism, a common endocrine disorder, also affects Muslims who fast during the month of Ramadan. Muslim who fast during Ramadan find it difficult to take Levothyroxine (L-thy

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Medicine -- IIUM Summary: Introduction: Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is an organophosphate (OP) that is widely used as pesticide in agriculture. Epidemiological studies reported that the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown cause was increasing among agricultural workers who were exposed

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Biotechnology -- IIUM Summary: Dental caries is still deliberated as one of major oral health problems worldwide. Certain types of seaweeds are reported to have antimicrobial properties. Although there were many researches about seaweed, only few of them focused on anticariogenic activities t